Episode 3 of 3
Contribution of Earlier Educational Assets
- When
- undated
- Where
- Morgantown, West Virginia
Assets from the Morgantown Female Academy and Woodburn Female Seminary, which closed during the Civil War era, were donated toward the founding of West Virginia University.
The Morgantown Female Academy, established in 1831, and the Presbyterian-affiliated Woodburn Female Seminary closed during the Civil War era. Their assets were eventually donated toward the founding of West Virginia University, supporting its establishment in Morgantown. The sources do not specify the date of the donation.
Sources
- Morgantown, West Virginia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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